Jonathan Papelbon feels he should pitch the ninth inning of the All-Star game.
Earlier today though, Papelbon has turned that statement around saying Mariano Rivera deserves the right to close out the ninth.
I like Papelbon’s mentality in that he wanted the ball in the ninth but was he right to come out and say it bluntly?
In my opinion, Rivera deserves to close out the ninth in the stage he has come to be so dominant in.
